Under Osman’s Tree
The Ottoman Empire, Egypt, and Environmental History
- Contents
- Review Quotes
- Awards

Part One: Water
1. Irrigation Works
2. History from Below
3. Silt and Empire
Part Two: Work
4. Rural Muscle
5. Expert Measures
Part Three: Animal
6. Animal Capital
7. Brute Force
Part Four: Elemental
8. Food and Wood
9. Plague Ecologies
10. Egypt, Iceland, SO2
Conclusion: Empire as Ecosystem
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Choice Magazine: CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Awards
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Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association: M. Fuat Koprulu Book Prize
Won
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